The ranking of the 100 greatest bands of all time according to Consequence

US magazine Consequence has embarked on a "mission impossible," namely what we might call "the ranking of rankings": the 100 greatest bands of all time. "Human beings are social creatures, and the band is one of the most ingenious forms of collective expression we've ever invented," writes Wren Graves, Consequence's editor-in-chief, in the introduction. "When we're part of a group, we try to communicate, and we often fail, stumble, and innovate. And, with a bit of luck, we manage to conjure up something invisible: an alchemy, a presence, a ghost on stage that doesn't appear when we're alone." Consequence had previously enlisted over two hundred artists and musicians to compile its rankings of the greatest performers of all time: the most iconic singers, guitarists, bassists and drummers in the history of modern music. With this new ranking, they celebrate instead the 100 best bands, drawing on contributions from more than 70 artists, including 16 Grammy winners and several Rock and Roll Hall of Famers. The final list was then compiled and curated by Consequence's editorial staff.
The criterion adopted to define a "band" is "a group with a relatively stable lineup, at least for a certain period, whose members contributed original musical ideas, released records under their own name, and played live."

So here's the complete ranking, from No. 100 to No. 1, of the greatest bands of all time, according to Consequence (full feature here)

100. Smashing Pumpkins
99. Phish
98. King Crimson
97. System of a Down
96. Guns N’ Roses
95. Hole
94. Godspeed You! Black Emperor
93. Slayer
92. Thin Lizzy
91. Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
90. Can
89. Green Day
88. Cocteau Twins
87. Motörhead
86. Sex Pistols
85. Pavement
84. DEVO
83. Santana
82. Suicide
81. Neil Young & Crazy Horse
80. The Go-Go’s
79. Jane's Addiction
78. The Allman Brothers Band
77. The Roots
76. Talk Talk
75. The Smiths
74. The White Stripes
73. The Jesus Lizard
72. Yellow Magic Orchestra
71. Pearl Jam
70. The Breeders
69. Steely Dan
68. Aerosmith
67. Tool
66. Booker T. & The M.G.’s
65. Iron Maiden
64. Van Halen
63. Creedence Clearwater Revival
62. Parliament-Funkadelic
61. KISS
60. Television
59. MC5
58. Sun Ra and His Arkestra
57. The Strokes
56. Alice in Chains
55. Daft Punk
54. Wu-Tang Clan
53. Death
52. Depeche Mode
51. Earth, Wind & Fire
50. Black Flag
49. Judas Priest
48. Rush
47. The Replacements
46. Oasis
45. The Kinks
44. Bikini Kill
43. My Bloody Valentine
42. AC/DC
41. Beastie Boys
40. Nine Inch Nails
39. Joy Division
38. The Police
37. Bob Marley and the Wailers
36. R.E.M.
35. Fugazi
34. Blondie
33. Grateful Dead
32. Talking Heads
31. Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band
30. Kraftwerk
29. Bad Brains
28. Sly and the Family Stone
27. Sonic Youth
26. Rage Against the Machine
25. Ramones
24. Pixies
23. U2
22. Queen
21. Public Enemy
20. The Who
19. The Cure
18. The Band
17. Metallica
16. Prince and the Revolution
15. The Beach Boys
14. Pink Floyd
13. The Jimi Hendrix Experience
12. The Stooges
11. OutKast
10. Led Zeppelin
9. Nirvana
8. Fleetwood Mac
7. The Clash
6. The Rolling Stones
5. Radiohead
4. Miles Davis’ Second Great Quintet
3. The Velvet Underground
2. Black Sabbath
1. The Beatles

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